Welcome to Mills ...

Mills is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

The location of Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Mills is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Mills: (813) and (656)<4>

Communities Also Named Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Mills - they are located in Arkansas, California (4), Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (3), Nebraska (2), New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mills.

Communities near Mills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mills.

• Saint Petersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg
  • Saint Petersburg is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Petersburg <5>
• Pinellas Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinellas Park
  • Pinellas Park is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinellas Park <5>
• Plant City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
  • Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plant City <5>
• Temple Terrace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Terrace
  • Temple Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple Terrace <5>
• Safety Harbor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safety Harbor
  • Safety Harbor is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safety Harbor <5>
• Oldsmar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldsmar
  • Oldsmar is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldsmar <5>
• Catherine City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine City
  • Catherine City is located in Hillsborough County
• Courier City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courier City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courier City
  • Courier City is located in Hillsborough County
• Evelyn City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn City
  • Evelyn City is located in Hillsborough County
• Meadowood Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
  • Meadowood Village is located in Hillsborough County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mills. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mills.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Mills.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mills ...

Looking for more information about Mills? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mills.

Adding Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mills in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mills post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/